Fixed-Term Employment Contracts – How Do They Work?
Fixed term contracts can be used when an employer has a requirement for an employee to work for a set amount of time. Generally, fixed term contracts are used for…
How to Overcome Video Conferencing Fatigue – What Employers Can Do To Assist
When the pandemic struck in March 2020, we were all put into lockdown, which saw some workplaces close and requests for employees who could work from home to do so.…
Performance Related Pay – Can Businesses Benefit?
What is Performance Related Pay? Performance related pay (PRP) is a process that links an employee’s salary increase to their individual performance. The concept of PRP is that performance is…
Drug and Alcohol Abuse at Work
Before we get started, here are some statistic for employers taken from Alcohol Change UK; More than 25 million adults in England regularly drink alcohol. Lost productivity due to alcohol…
Garden Leave – Guide to How it Works
What is Garden Leave? There are times when either an employee has resigned from their position, or they have been dismissed by the company, with notice, that the company do…
Employment Law Changes 2021
There are several changes to UK Employment Law occurring in 2021, these include the following: End to the Furlough Scheme As announced prior to Christmas, the furlough scheme that was…
January 2021 Lockdown for England
Boris Johnson announced tonight (4th January) that England will enter into another national lockdown. The same as the March 2020 lockdown, we are told that we must stay at home…
New Year – New Start?
A New Year can often mean a new start for many people. January and February are often the busiest months, with people looking for a new job. However 2021 will…
Employer’s Guide to Sickness Rights
Excluding sickness absence due to the coronavirus pandemic, sickness absence rates in the UK have fallen to their lowest records at 1.7% in the private sector, with experts advising employees…
Unlawful Deduction of Wages
An unlawful deduction of wages occurs when an employee has either been unpaid or has been underpaid their wages by their employer for some reason. There must have been an…
